and almost transparent amber colour on the shaded side, but where exposed to the sun, of a bright deep scarlet. Flesh firm, yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it firmly adheres. Juice sugary, vinous, and well flavoured. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This Nectarine is quoted by Mr. Aiton, in his Epitome, as a synonyme of the Red Roman; had both sorts come under his own observation, he would, however, have been satisfied of their wide difference. The Red Roman is nearly twice the size of this, very different in both shape and colour, and of superior merit. The Brugnon Violet Musqué appears not to have been known to Miller; and the Red Roman was not known to the French, at least it is not to be found in any of their books. 22. EARLY NEWINGTON. Aiton's Epitome. Early Black Newington. Nurs. Catalogues. Lucombe's Seedling. Nurs. Catalogues. Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large. Fruit somewhat below the middle size, inclining to ovate, a little compressed on one side of the suture; fuller on the other, narrowed at the apex, and terminating with an acute nipple. Skin pale green on the shaded side, but of a bright red next the sun, marbled and mottled with a much deeper colour, and curved with a thin violet bloom. Flesh greenish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice sugary and well flavoured. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. Several varieties of the Newington Nectarine, within the last forty years, have been raised from seed in this country, and have had different names assigned them, which has caused no small difficulty in the arrangement of their synonymes. The Early Newington and Early Black Newington have been ascertained, in Kensington Gardens, to be the same; and Lucombe's Black and Lucombe's Seedling want characters to distinguish them from the Early Newington. 23. GOLDEN. Langley, t. 29. f. 5. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 551. Miller, No. 8. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small. Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate, narrowed at the apex, and terminated by an acute nipple. Skin bright yellow next the wall, but on the sunny side of a bright scarlet, shaded with a few streaks of a darker colour. Flesh yellow, firm, but red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice not abundant, but of pretty good flavour. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This Nectarine ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on a west wall, August 20. O.S., or August 31. N. S. Langley. 24. ITALIAN. Langley, t. 29. f. 4. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 554. Brugnon, or Italian. Miller, No. 5. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small. Fruit large, somewhat globular. Skin greenish yellow next the wall, dark red next the sun, and marbled with a darker colour, interspersed with a little thin grey russet. Flesh firm, of a pale yellowish colour, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice abundant, rich, and excellent. Ripe the middle and end of August. 25. RED ROMAN. Forsyth. Roman. Langley, p. 102. t. 29. f. 2. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 548. Roman Red. Miller, No. 6. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers large. Fruit of the largest size, frequently measuring eight inches and a quarter in circumference, somewhat globular, and a little flattened at its apex. Skin greenish yellow next the wall, but where exposed to the sun of a deep muddy red or purple colour, somewhat scabrous, with brown russetty specks. Flesh firm, greenish yellow, but very red at the stone, to which it firmly adheres. Juice plentiful, sugary, of a very high and vinous flavour. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This Nectarine ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on a south wall, July 30. O. S., or August 10. N. S. Langley. The Red Roman Nectarine has been cultivated in our gardens about two centuries, as appears by Parkinson's List in 1629, and is one of the largest and best in our present collections. How it should have been mistaken by practical men I am at a loss to conceive, as a melting fruit has been for years sold in many of our nurseries under this name, although all writers have described it as a Pavie, or Clingstone. At present it is very difficult to be met with; but steps have been taken to render it again plentiful, by furnishing cuttings from a tree I raised thirty years ago, to Mrs. Mackie of Norwich, of whom it may now be had with a degree of certainty. 26. SAINT OMER'S. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 541. Saint Omer's. Hanbury, No. 10. Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large. Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate, and generally terminated by an acute nipple. an acute nipple. Skin bright red next the sun, and of a pale amber yellow on the shaded side. Flesh firm, yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it firmly adheres. Juice rich and highly flavoured. Ripe the beginning of September. This Nectarine appears to have been known in this country above sixty years, but by whom introduced is not certain. It was cultivated by the late John and Grosvenor Perfect, at Pontefract, fifty years ago. A tree of it was growing in the garden of W. S. Stanhope, Esq., at Cannon Hall, near Barnsley, in 1788, which had been furnished from the above gentlemen's nursery, and from fruit produced in that year the above description was written. I have never met with it since, but no doubt it is in many gentlemen's collections in the county of York. 27. SCARLET NEWINGTON. Trans. Vol. v. p. 541. G. Lindl. in Hort. Newington. Langley, p. 102. t. 19. f. 1. Miller, 3. Hill, p. 313. Switzer, p. 95. Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large. Fruit rather above the middle size, of a roundish figure. Skin pale amber next the wall, but of a bright red on the sunny side, and marbled with a deeper colour, occasionally intermixed with a little thin russet. Flesh firm, pale yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice sweet, brisk, and of a most delicious vinous flavour. Stone small, not deeply rugged. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This ripened at Twickenham in 1727, on a south wall, July 10. O. S., or July 21. N. S. The Scarlet Newington Nectarine is undoubtedly the Newington of Miller, Hill, and Switzer; but so many others, of a similar character, have sprung since their time, that it becomes necessary some appellation should be prefixed to them, in order that we may know of which sort we are speaking. This, the Tawny Newington, and the Red Roman, are the very highest flavoured nectarines in our collections, especially if the fruit is suffered to remain upon the tree till it becomes shrivelled. 28. TAWNY NEWINGTON. Tawny. G. Lindl. Plan of an Orchard, 1796. Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large. Fruit pretty large, somewhat ovate. Skin yellowish or tawny-coloured, a little mottled or marbled with dull red or orange on the sunny side. Flesh firm, very pale yellow, or yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice plentiful, sugary, and of the most delicious flavour. Stone broad, thick, not deeply rugged. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. The wood of this and of the Scarlet Newington is longer jointed, longer in its growth, and more flexuose than the other Newingtons; in the quarters of the nursery the maiden plants grow in a diverging direction, the others are shorter jointed, and their growth erect. A Selection of Nectarines for a small Garden in the Southern and Midland Counties of England. Northern Counties of England, and Southern of Scotland. |